Mickey has been playing for team Chelsea for a year now and
when he first started playing he played for two age groups: 8 and under and 10 and under. Currently, he
is only playing for 10 and under age group and his coach is Hilario. The first
couple of months into playing for the outside league, Mickey was offered to
play for Santos another soccer team where they travel and he would get a
scholarship for the expenses; however, my parents saw it fit that he stayed
playing for Chelsea since he was just starting out.
A little bit about Everything
Saturday, June 2, 2012
Mickey and Soccer
Monday, May 28, 2012
My Type of Relaxation
I lead a busy life for the most part. I have always enjoyed being
a productive individual who is multi-tasking and has little time to worry about
herself. However, I do admit of wanting to take a break every once in a while
to breathe.
By allowing myself this time I take time into doing an activity I
enjoy like taking a nap, being creative by doing crafts or sometimes coming up
with dances and recently a routine.
Even though, I consider what I'm doing to be fun it is still doing
something productive yet enjoyable. No matter how hard I try to just relax I
find relaxation in creating a dance that will fulfill my satisfaction and am
proud of something I created that is fun and brings joy to others when they see
the routine.
According to online site The Inspired Classroom in the
article “4 Positive Effects of Dance and Movement for K-12 Students” by
Elizabeth Peterson written on May 4, 2012 they say the benefits are: being
physically fit, creating an outlet, ability to connect with classmates and
builds confidence. Elizabeth Peterson writes, “Performing a dance in front of other
people, especially when you are new to dance, is a huge risk, and challenging
students to take those kinds of risks can build confidence for years to come.”
I agree with Elizabeth Peterson because the first time
you perform in front of an audience you get intimidated but once you do perform
and everything goes well you become more confident in yourself and begin to
build confidence. However, if it doesn’t go too well it motivates me to be
better next time I perform. I get an extreme satisfaction from dancing and
performing and knowing I created a dance for all to enjoy is even greater. I
may not be the best dancer in the world but that doesn’t bother me. After all
we can’t all be talented in every department!http://theinspiredclassroom.com/2012/05/4-positive-effects-of-dance-and-movement-for-k-12-students/
Friday, May 18, 2012
Dance.. Dance.. Zumba
Recently I purchased the Zumba game for the Wii at home and
it is quite a work out with upbeat music; which leads me to think, what are the
benefits of Zumba?
On the online newspaper Huffpost Healthy Living the
article “12 Healthy Benefits of Zumba” posted on November 2, 2011 it explains
the benefits to be: calorie burning, body toning, motivating, good results,
good for all ages, stress reliever, flexible, not time consuming, people can
socialize, body awareness, readily available, and a cheerful activity,
Dancing to Zumba includes music like salsa, cumbia,
reggeton, hip hop and a variety of others with the options of how intense you
want the work out which range from low to high intensity. My favorite is the
high intensity work outs because the music choice is faster pace and I love to
dance.
I would have to agree with Zumba being good to relieve
stress and is motivating because at times to go to the gym only few are
motivated to attend and this game as well as the classes available at the gym
provide a good work out without realizing you are working out different parts
of your body at once.
When I first tried the work out I felt a bit foolish because
you have to be a quick learner to pick up the steps but the game repeats some
of the steps and towards the end you have so much fun doing the moves and adopt
favorite songs.
I would recommend this game to anyone interested in a fun
work out who loves dancing or has free time to waste. And I go by this quote from Ruth St. Denis, "I
see dance being used as communication between body and soul, to express what is
too deep to find for words."
Sunday, May 13, 2012
Anorexia Nervosa
Strange disorders have always fascinated me everything from
rare sleeping disorders to abnormal skin tones. However, one topic that has
always intrigued me is anorexia nervosa.
Due to my weight
individuals who don’t know how fast my metabolism is assume I am anorexic and
perhaps that is why I am intrigued by this topic because it fascinates me the
various ways an individual can become anorexic.
Psychological and physical are the main components that seem
to motivate victims to seek desperate measures to be thin. Some derive from
trying to look like the model in the magazine, others from being told to lose
weight for an activity, while others want to control something in their life
because they feel it is chaotic and their weight is the easiest to control;
however it can also be the deadliest.
According to the Web MD online the section of Anorexia Nervosa Overview, “Eating
disorders are complex, and experts don't really know what causes them. But they
may be due to a mix of family history, social factors, and personality traits.”
Majority of the cases according to this article say the problem begins with
dieting and taken to an extreme; when individuals are thin they still see an
obese individual in the mirror and continue with taking the dieting and
exercise to a higher extreme.
Any sort of eating disorder is a serious problem and should
not be an issue taken lightly or joked about. If you know someone with this
issue contact a local center or you can go to this website to find a center
near you. http://www.eatingdisordertreatment.com/
Sunday, May 6, 2012
Why we need to sleep
Having the right amount of sleep is important for
individuals to stay active throughout the day and without sleep the body would
be powerless. Difficulty in performing daily activities can derive from
deprivation of sleep or inability if the individual is too weak to execute the action.
There are distinct sleeping times that range throughout a
person’s lifetime. According to the Web MD online from the article “Are you
getting enough sleep” infants sleep the most with an estimated sixteen hours of
sleep, toddlers are expected to sleep nine hours, and adults between eight to
seven hours of sleep.
Receiving enough sleep is not only important because it gives
you energy throughout the day but because sleep allows your body and mind to
proper functionally. The outcome to not enough
sleep or too much sleep can be detrimental to a person’s health. According to Web MD online, “Since drowsiness
is the brain’s last step before falling asleep, driving while drowsy can – and often
does – lead to disaster.” Not having enough sleep can innate the abilities of
an individual to successfully achieve their activities for the day and the mind
won’t function properly due to the lack of sleep.
Rest is very important for anyone and must be achieved in
order to continue to live a well rested and healthy life.
Friday, April 27, 2012
Chocolate Pretzel Sticks
Pretzel sticks with chocolate shapes are a simple treat to
make and family, friends or loved ones can enjoy this treat year round. I started making this treat about two years
ago and have received many compliments on this treat I thought I’d share my
little secret. They aren’t difficult to make at all and one batch should take
less than 20 minutes to make.
An article on The
Huffington Post called “10 Health Benefits of Chocolate” posted online on
March 28, 2012 states, “Keep in mind that all chocolate was not created equal:
Dark chocolate packs more a health punch overall, but even the bittersweet
varieties can be high in calories, fat and sugar.” So although, some chocolate
can be beneficial this should be a treat you should enjoy occasionally.
The main ingredients are:
·
semi-sweet chocolate (milk, dark, white)
·
pretzel
rods
·
mold of
your choice
·
a sauce
pan
·
spoon or fork
·
sandwich plastic bags and ties for the bags
The first step is to wash your hands, the mold, pan and area
you are going to use to keep everything sanitary.
After you have done that quickly dry your mold and pan with
a napkin and turn on your stove to low heat.
You can break the chocolate by leaving the chocolate inside
its bag and hitting it against the kitchen counter top. Once you have broken
the chocolate place the pan on the stove where it is on low heat and add your
chocolate in the pan. Stir slowly and make sure your chocolate does not burn.
It should take about three minutes for the chocolate to melt.
After the chocolate has melted begin pouring the chocolate
onto the mold make sure to do this slowly so you don’t spill.
Once the mold is filled begin placing the pretzel rods on
top and make a slow turn to cover the back side of the pretzel with chocolate.
After completing this place a plastic sealing wrap on top and make sure it is
long enough to cover all the chocolates. Keep the chocolate out for five
minutes to cool before you place the chocolate in the freezer.
After the chocolate is hard from the freezer take out the
chocolate from the molds. There is the option to eat the pretzel chocolate
treat right away or and individually wrap each treat and tie it. Once that is
complete you can place them in your fridge for whenever you want one you can
enjoy the treat!
Tuesday, April 24, 2012
On Saturday April 21, 2012 at 5:00pm Rubi Cortez and Elpido Rivera joined in civil matrimony witnessed by family and friends of the couple in Wasco, California.

The bride, Rubi Rivera, hosted guest and thanked them for attending the wedding. On the back table gifts were dropped off for the bride and groom.
This was the main floral arrangement placed on the table were Rubi and Elpido Rivera enjoyed their dinner. The theme colors for the wedding were white and red.
The bride, Rubi Rivera, spoke with her mother, Teresa Cortez, and her sister called Tere Cortez over party concerns.
Mr. and Mrs. Rivera make a quick run to the house of the bride's mother for the remaining soda cans they are running low on.
The matrimony took place in the front patio of Elpido Rivera uncle's house where family and friends of the couple sat and witnessed the marriage at 5:00 pm.
After the marriage, guest took their seats in the front of the groom's uncle's house where they waited to be served food for the reception.
The food served at the reception of Rubi and Elpido Rivera's wedding was birria (cow meat), Spanish rice with peas, and macaroni salad. Along with the meal a variety of soft drinks, water and alcohol, for adults ages 21 and older, were available to drink.
The bouquet of flowers was thrown by Rubi Rivera in the evening for the traditional toss that is to be caught by the next bride-to-be.
Champagne was served in the evening where family and friends rejoiced and wished a lifetime of happiness to the couple.
Rubi and Elpido Rivera went around thanking their guests for attending their civil marriage that took place April 21, 2012.
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